Study in Canada: Are You up for an Adventure in Canada?
Here you can find exciting student stories and experience reports written by students who spent a semester of full program abroad at Vancouver Island University (VIU) in British Columbia. Additionally, we have compiled a collection of interesting and useful blog posts on the subject of studying abroad in Canada. Have fun browsing around!
Waterfront in Nanaimo – Semester Abroad Canada
Waterfront in Nanaimo Report by Sabrina H. I spent a lot of my free time with friends at the Waterfront and it is clearly one of my favorite places in Nanaimo. It includes the harbor and is also the starting point of the seaplanes. It is a beautiful and peaceful place...
Ladysmith Christmas Light Up – Semester Abraod Canada
Ladysmith Christmas Light Up Report by Simone R. How to get there? Ladysmith is a little town 20 driving minutes away from Nanaimo. It is famous for its lavish Christmas decoration and the event, where it is lighted up. VIU offers a ride to this event every year. It...
Buyer’s Behaviour – A Course Review – Semester Abroad Canada
Buyer’s Behaviour - A Course Review Report by Tina-Marie H. If you are thinking about taking marketing courses at VIU, I can recommend you one in particular. The course is called Buyer’s Behaviour and the VIU course ID is MARK 260. You might have already taken a...
Climbing Mount Benson – Semester Abroad Canada
Climbing Mount Benson Report by Isabelle A. A great experience that I would like to share here with you was my ascent of Mount Benson. The mountain is located west of Nanaimo and is 1023m high. Westwood Lake is located in front of the mountain, where you can swim in...
Capilano Bridge – Semester Abroad Canada
Capilano Bridge Report by Tina-Marie H. It is getting busy at VIU, almost half-time and everyone is preparing for the midterms. But at some point you face the question: am I here just for studying or do I want to spend this lovely sunny Saturday at a historical place...
Strategies for Sustainable Management (MGMT 494) – Semester Abroad Canada
Strategies for sustainable Management (MGMT494) Report by Tina-Marie H. A Course Review There is another course for which I would like to write a review to provide you with more information on what to expect. It is about the Management course “Strategies for...
The Gym at VIU and other Sports – Semester Abroad Canada
The Gym at VIU and other Sports Erfahrungsbericht von Isabelle A. In case you are thinking whether you’ll have the chance to do sports in Nanaimo before you leave Germany or whether you should pack sports gear in your suitcase; this is a recommendation that you should...
Management of Wine Industries – Semester Abroad Canada
Management of Wine Industries – A Course Review Report by Tina-Marie H. Are you looking for a fun, interesting course which also provides a great opportunity to broaden your horizon? And are you interested in wine or at least, you like having a glass of wine from time...
Stunning Vancouver – Semester Abroad Canada
Stunning Vancouver Report by Viktoria d.K. Bright City lights 3 words: Full-of-life, diverse, stunning! I just love Vancouver! I went there several times and there is one significant difference to German cities: Everything is just bigger. Bigger houses, bigger cars,...
How to get to Seattle – Semester Abroad Canada
How to get to Seattle Report by Anja H. If you want to go to Seattle and you also want to take the bus, you should take the Greyhound. This is the bus which everybody takes if you want to travel in Canada and the United States. They are cheap and they drive nearly...
